1977–78 S.L. Benfica season

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Benfica
1977–78 season
PresidentJosé Ferreira Queimado
Head coachJohn Mortimore
StadiumEstádio da Luz
Primeira Divisão2nd
Taça de Portugal
European CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nené (12)
All: Nené (21)

The 1977–78 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 74th season in existence and the club's 44th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1977 to 30 June 1978. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and the , and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.

After John Mortimore secured the third consecutive league title, Benfica strengthened their squad with Humberto Coelho. Still, they lost players like Nelinho, Artur Correia and Carlos Alhinho. In the league, Benfica campaign started with a draw against Sporting on 3 September, but they won all remaining matches in that month. They drew again in October, before racking up seven consecutive wins that propelled them to first place. In Europe, they knocked-out Torpedo Moscow and Boldklubben 1903 in the first two rounds. Domestically, the second half of the season was not so dominant. They allowed themselves to be caught by Porto at the top of the table and were knocked of the Portuguese Cup by Sporting and the European Cup by Liverpool. In the final stages of the Primeira Divisão, Benfica intertwined wins with draws and were overtaken by Porto. The decisive Clássico in May, Porto secured a 1–1 draw after trailing most of the game, putting them on the course to win the league. Two weeks later, an unbeaten Benfica came second to Porto due to a 15 goal deficit.

Season summary[]

Benfica started the new season as three time Champion for the second time in the decade.[1] In the transfer window, Benfica brought back Humberto Coelho and others like .[2][3] Departing players included Nelinho, Artur Correia and Carlos Alhinho.[4][5][6] One of biggest sagas of the transfer window was the return of Rui Jordão to Portugal, which Benfica approached to re-sign, but the player refused and insisted on going to rivals Sporting.[7][8][9] The pre-season began on 1 August, without Humberto and Toni, who were still competing in the United States.[10] The training sessions were mostly spent around Monsanto,[11] and the first preparation game was on 11 August with Portimonense in Estádio do Jamor. Afterwards they travelled to Seville to take part in the Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla, with Sevilla and Vasas.[12][13][14]

A replica of the shirt used in this time period

Benfica started defending their league title on 3 September in the Derby de Lisboa with Sporting.[9] They drew 1–1 with Jordão starting for Sporting and Humberto for Benfica.[9] Throughout the month, Benfica won all remaining league matches and finished the month in first place.[15] In the European Cup, they progressed to the second round after beating Torpedo Moscow on penalties, with Bento making an important contribution.[9] In the opening league game of October, Benfica drew in Bessa with Boavista and was caught by Vitória de Guimarães in first, both with 8 points.[16] Four days later, Benfica met Boldklubben 1903 for the second round of the European Cup, beating them with a goal from Pietra.[17] Pietra would also score in Denmark, helping Benfica qualify for the quarter-finals.[17] Meanwhile, domestically, after the draw in Bessa, Benfica won all remaining league matches in 1977, finishing the year in first with 21 points, four more than Sporting and Porto, who still had a game in hand.[18] They resumed their league campaign with the reception to Porto in the Clássico on 15 January.[19] They drew 0–0 and kept Porto at bay, retaining a two-point lead over them.[19] Benfica won the next three matches,[20] one of them a Derby against Sporting with a goal from Vítor Baptista, who subsequently lost an earring, an episode he was best remembered.[21] On 19 February, in a visit to Estádio do Restelo, Benfica drew 0–0 with Belenenses and lost a point to Porto, reducing their lead to a single point.[22]

Benfica began March with a home loss to Liverpool in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the European Cup.[23] Four days later, they were knocked-out of the Portuguese Cup by Sporting, with a 3–1 loss.[19] It was the third consecutive year that Sporting had eliminated them from the competition.[19] On 12 March, they dropped points in the league again, in another 0–0, now with Varzim.[24] This result put Benfica at risk of being caught in the top of the table by Porto, which had a game in hand.[24] Three days later, Benfica lost 4–1 in Anfield Road and were eliminated of the European Cup. Toni said the result expressed the difference between both teams.[21] Back at domestic competition, Benfica regained their footing and won the following two matches.[25] However, on 8 April, they drew again, at home with Portimonense and fell to second, a point from Porto.[26] They responded with two more wins,[27] before conceding another draw, the eight all season, against Braga.[21] This opened Porto's lead to two points with five matches to go.[28] As they had done before, Benfica reacted and won two more matches,[29] one them in Bonfim, where Bento was sent-off.[21] This allowed them to reduce Porto's lead to a point, after their rivals had slipped.[30] This made the visit to Estádio das Antas on 28 May, a title defining match.[31] On that day, Benfica scored first on the 3rd minute with Porto levelling it on the 83rd minute, thus keeping them at the front.[31] From the match, Toni said "It was the divine providence that saved Porto".[31] In the second-to-last match, Porto drew away and Benfica won, which tied both teams with the same points, although Porto remained leader with a better goal-average.[32] On the final match-day, Benfica won, but so did Porto, which celebrated their first title in 19 years.[33] Despite going unbeaten all season and only conceding 11 goals, they had lost the title by a 15-goal deficit.[29]

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Primeira Divisão 3 September 1977 11 June 1978 30 21 9 0 56 11 +45 070.00 [34]
13 November 1977 5 March 1978 5 4 0 1 23 5 +18 080.00 [34]
European Cup 14 September 1977 15 March 1978 6 2 2 2 4 6 −2 033.33 [34]
Total 41 27 11 3 83 22 +61 065.85

Primeira Divisão[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 30 22 7 1 81 21 +60 51 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Benfica 30 21 9 0 56 11 +45 51 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Sporting CP 30 19 4 7 63 30 +33 42 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4 Braga 30 16 6 8 42 27 +15 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Belenenses 30 14 8 8 25 21 +4 36
Source: RSSSF[35] and footballzz.co.uk[36]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978 Taça de Portugal Final.

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWDWWWWDWWDWWWDWDWWDWWDWWDWW
Position733132111111111111222222222222
Source: ForaDeJogo
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

3 September 1977 1 Sporting 1–1 Benfica Lisbon
17:00 Fraguito Goal 20' Report Chalana Goal 7' Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Referee: Guilherme Alves
10 September 1977 2 Benfica 2–0 Belenenses Lisbon
18:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 26' (pen.)
Chalana Goal 33'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
24 September 1977 4 Benfica 2–1 Varzim Lisbon
19:00 Pietra Goal 3', 78' Report Marques Goal 44' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Francisco Lobo
15 October 1977 5 Boavista 1–1 Benfica Porto
20:00 Artur Ferreira Goal 74' (pen.) Report Chalana Goal 26' Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Referee: Castro de Sousa
23 October 1977 6 Benfica 2–0 Espinho Lisbon
19:00 José Luís Goal 5' (pen.)
Goal 30'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: António Espanhol
6 November 1977 7 Portimonense 0–3 Benfica Portimão
18:00 Report Chalana Goal 8'
Vítor Baptista Goal 11'
Pietra Goal 73' (pen.)
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Referee: Rosa Santos
20 November 1977 8 Benfica 6–0 Marítimo Lisbon
18:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 40', 85', 89'
Chalana Goal 58'
Shéu Goal 61'
Cavungi Goal 64'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Inácio de Almeida
27 November 1977 9 Benfica 3–1 Académica de Coimbra Lisbon
19:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 16'
Nené Goal 20', 44'
Report Freitas Goal 70' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Albino Rodrigues
4 December 1977 10 Braga 0–0 Benfica Braga
19:00 Report Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Referee: Américo Borges
11 December 1977 11 Benfica 3–2 Vitória de Setúbal Lisbon
19:00 Nené Goal 41', 58'
Chalana Goal 84' (pen.)
Report Goal 2'
Jacinto João Goal 89'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Manuel Amiguinho
18 December 1977 12 Estoril Praia 0–3 Benfica Estoril
19:00 Report Shéu Goal 10'
Cavungi Goal 23'
Nené Goal 77'
Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Referee: Américo Borges
15 January 1978 13 Benfica 0–0 Porto Lisbon
20:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Alder Dante
22 January 1978 14 Feirense 0–1 Benfica Santa Maria da Feira
18:30 Report Nené Goal 13' Stadium: Estádio Marcolino de Castro
Referee: António Espanhol
28 January 1978 15 Benfica 3–0 Riopele Lisbon
18:00 Nené Goal 11'
Toni Goal 79'
Vítor Baptista Goal 89'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Marques Pires
12 February 1978 16 Benfica 1–0 Sporting Lisbon
19:00 Vítor Baptista Goal 54' Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Rosa Santos
19 February 1978 17 Belenenses 0–0 Benfica Lisbon
18:00 Report Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Mário Luís
26 February 1978 18 Benfica 2–0 Vitória de Guimarães Lisbon
19:00 Toni Goal 44'
Nené Goal 64'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: César Correia
12 March 1978 19 Varzim 0–0 Benfica Póvoa de Varzim
18:00 Report Stadium: Estádio do Varzim SC
Referee: Raúl Nazaré
19 March 1978 20 Benfica 2–0 Boavista Lisbon
18:00 Humberto Coelho Goal 84'
Goal 89'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Albino Rodrigues
2 April 1978 21 Espinho 1–5 Benfica Espinho
18:30 Canavarro Goal 52' Report Nené Goal 39', 86'
Rui Lopes Goal 42'
Pietra Goal 44'
Humberto Coelho Goal 66'
Stadium: Estádio Comendador Manuel Violas
Referee: António Garrido
8 April 1978 22 Benfica 1–1 Portimonense Lisbon
18:00 Chalana Goal 60' Report Sapinho Goal 37' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Manuel Vicente
16 April 1978 23 Marítimo 0–1 Benfica Funchal
19:00 Report Shéu Goal 77' Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros
Referee: Rosa Santos
30 April 1978 24 Académica de Coimbra 0–3 Benfica Coimbra
18:00 Report José Luís Goal 60', 68'
Nené Goal 74'
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Coimbra
Referee: César Correia
7 May 1978 25 Benfica 0–0 Braga Lisbon
18:00 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: José Luís Tavares
14 May 1978 26 Vitória de Setúbal 0–1 Benfica Setúbal
18:00 Report Eurico Goal 43' Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim
Referee: Santos Luís
21 May 1978 27 Benfica 2–1 Estoril Praia Lisbon
19:30 Chalana Goal 10'
Shéu Goal 52'
Report Cepeda Goal 20' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Rosa Santos
28 May 1978 28 Porto 1–1 Benfica Porto
20:00 Ademir Goal 83' Report Simões Goal 3' (o.g.) Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Referee: Manuel Vicente
4 June 1978 29 Benfica 2–0 Feirense Lisbon
18:00 Shéu Goal 38'
Jorge Silva Goal 87'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Raúl Nazaré
11 June 1978 30 Riopele 1–4 Benfica Braga
18:00 António Luís Goal 33' Report Nené Goal 9'
Rui Lopes Goal 23', 79'
José Luís Goal 76'
Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio
Referee: Castro e Sousa

Taça de Portugal[]

13 November 1977 Second Rd Benfica 2–0 Chaves Lisbon
16:00 Pereirinha Goal 47'
Pietra Goal 54' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Evaristo Faustino
1 December 1977 Third Rd CUF 0–8 Benfica Barreiro
16:00 Report Vítor Baptista Goal 31'
Toni Goal 44'
Nené Goal 57', 84'
Bastos Lopes Goal 63'
Pietra Goal 65', 70' (pen.)
Goal 87'
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo Alfredo da Silva
Referee: Alder Dante
8 January 1978 Fourth Rd Benfica 5–0 Belenenses Lisbon
16:00 Nené Goal 10'
Shéu Goal 25'
Vítor Baptista Goal 44'
Cavungi Goal 70', 89'
Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: José Luís Tavares
5 February 1978 Fifth Rd Benfica 7–2 SC Régua Lisbon
16:00 Nené Goal 8', 28', 39', 46'
Vítor Baptista Goal 18', 33'
Humberto Coelho Goal 48'
Report Albino Goal 31', 69' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Francisco Lobo
5 March 1978 Quarter-final Sporting 3–1 Benfica Lisbon
16:00 Manuel Fernandes Goal 13', 35'
Keita Goal 55'
Report Humberto Coelho Goal 81' Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade
Referee: Porém Luís

European Cup[]

First Round[]

14 September 1977 First leg Benfica Portugal 0–0 Soviet Union Torpedo Moscow Lisbon
21:30 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Wurtz
29 September 1977 Second Leg Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Portugal Benfica Moscow
19:30 Report Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson
Penalties
Yurin Penalty missed
Nikonov Penalty missed
Belenkov Penalty scored
Pietra Penalty scored
José Luís Penalty scored
Chalana Penalty scored
Bento Penalty scored

Second Round[]

19 October 1977 First leg Benfica Portugal 1–0 Denmark Boldklubben 1903 Lisbon
21:30 Pietra Goal 47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: John Carpenter
2 November 1977 Second Leg Boldklubben 1903 Denmark 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Copenhagen
19:00 Report Pietra Goal 49' Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Michal Jursa

Quarter-finals[]

1 March 1978 First leg Benfica Portugal 1–2 England Liverpool Lisbon
21:30 Nené Goal 13' Report Case Goal 36'
Hughes Goal 71'
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Frans Derks
15 March 1978 Second Leg Liverpool England 4–1
(6–2 agg.)
Portugal Benfica Liverpool
19:30 Callaghan Goal 6'
Dalglish Goal 17'
McDermott Goal 78'
Neal Goal 88'
Report Nené Goal 25' Stadium: Anfield Road
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Georges Konrath

Friendlies[]

11 August 1977[12] Benfica 4–3 Portimonense Lisbon
Nené Goal
Chalana Goal
Cavungi Goal
Valter Goal
Sardinheira Goal
Stadium: Estádio Nacional
23 August 1977[13] Trofeo de Sevilla Sevilla 3–0 Benfica Seville
Humberto Coelho Goal (o.g.)
Jaén Goal (pen.)
Biri Biri Goal
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 60,000
25 August 1977[14] Trofeo de Sevilla Vasas 2–1 Benfica Seville
Béla Várady Goal
Pietra Goal (o.g.)
Vítor Baptista Goal Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
21 December 1977[37] Taça de Honra Belenenses 0–1 Benfica Lisbon
Goal 87' Stadium: Estádio do Restelo
Referee: Alfredo Pereira
1 February 1978[41] Al-Nassr 0–2 Benfica Riyadh
Rui Lopes Goal
23 June 1978[45] Black Gold 1–3 Benfica Edmonton
Nené Goal
Chalana Goal
25 June 1978[46] Toronto Panhellenic 0–7 Benfica Toronto
Chalana Goal
Rui Lopes Goal
Humberto Goal
Jorge Silva Goal
Nené Goal
Goal
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte

Player statistics[]

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member John Mortimore (manager), Rui Silva (assistant manager).[48]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1977-78 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Primeira Divisão European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Portugal POR Manuel Bento 38 0 27 0 5 0 6 0
1 GK Portugal POR 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
2 DF Portugal POR Minervino Pietra 32 9 23 4 3 3 6 2
2 DF Portugal POR Alberto Fonseca 40 0 29 0 5 0 6 0
3 DF Portugal POR Humberto Coelho 39 4 29 2 4 2 6 0
4 DF Portugal POR Eurico Gomes 41 1 30 1 5 0 6 0
4 DF Portugal POR Joaquim Pereirinha 20 1 14 0 4 1 2 0
5 DF Portugal POR António Bastos Lopes 40 2 29 1 5 1 6 0
5 MF Portugal POR 12 1 7 0 2 1 3 0
5 MF Portugal POR José Luís 21 4 15 4 1 0 5 0
6 MF Portugal POR Toni 41 3 30 2 5 1 6 0
7 FW Portugal POR Nené 36 21 27 12 4 7 5 2
8 MF Portugal POR Vítor Martins 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW Portugal POR Vítor Baptista 21 12 15 8 4 4 2 0
9 FW Portugal POR Rui Lopes 9 3 8 3 0 0 1 0
9 FW Portugal POR Jorge Silva 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
9 FW Portugal POR 23 2 18 2 1 0 4 0
10 MF Portugal POR Fernando Chalana 35 8 28 8 3 0 4 0
11 MF Portugal POR Shéu 39 6 28 5 5 1 6 0
11 FW Portugal POR Cavungi 20 4 13 2 5 2 2 0

Transfers[]

In[]

Entry date Position Player From club Fee Ref
14 April 1977 DF Humberto Coelho Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [2]
30 June 1977 MF Diamantino Miranda Vitória de Setúbal Undisclosed [49]
30 June 1977 MF Atlético Undisclosed [49]
1 July 1977 FW Rui Lopes Vitória de Guimarães Free [50]
16 July 1977 FW Boavista Undisclosed [3]
28 July 1977 GK Braga Loan return [51]
4 August 1977 MF Toni Las Vegas Quicksilvers Loan return [52]

Out[]

Exit date Position Player To club Fee Ref
2 June 1977 MF Mário Moinhos Boavista Free [53]
1 July 1977 GK Sesimbra Free
13 July 1977 MF Romeu Silva Vitória de Guimarães Free [54]
15 July 1977 DF Carlos Alhinho Molenbeek Loan end [6]
23 July 1977 DF Artur Correia Sporting CP Free [5]
5 August 1977 FW Nelinho Braga Free [4]
10 August 1977 FW Feirense Free [55]
12 August 1977 DF Messias Timula Riopele Free [56]

Out by loan[]

Exit date Position Player To club Return date Ref
1 July 1977 FW Riopele 30 June 1978 [57]

See also[]

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